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Priority Date Retention When Changing Employers: A 2025 Guide

Priority date retention continues unchanged in 2025, allowing employment-based visa applicants to preserve their place when changing jobs. Filing I-485…

EB-2 India Priority Date December 2023: Expected Green Card Wait Time

EB-2 India applicants with December 2023 priority dates must wait over a decade due to a 2013 cutoff date. No…

Can I Change Jobs After I-140 Approval? Understanding the 180-Day Rule for H-1B Workers

Updated USCIS rules let H-1B workers with approved I-140 change jobs after I-485 pending 180 days. Filing Form I-485 Supplement…

PERM Filing Date vs I-140 Approval Date: Understanding Your Priority Date

The priority date for employment-based green cards is now the PERM filing date, effective July 2025. This affects applicants’ timelines,…

7 Key Benefits H-1B Workers Gain After I-140 Approval Beyond Extensions

I-140 approval enables H-1B visa holders to extend beyond six years, get spouse work permits, change jobs, and retain priority…

I-140 vs H-1B: Understanding Key Differences and Importance of Approval

Recent changes to I-140 and H-1B increase fees and impose stricter lottery rules. I-140 approvals help extend H-1B status beyond…

Employment-Based Visa Categories: July vs August 2025 Analysis

The August 2025 visa bulletin delivered a sobering mix of progress and setbacks for Employment-Based (EB) categories, marking one of…

South Korean Universities Boost Global Recruitment Amid US Visa Restrictions

South Korea enables more top universities to welcome international students under new visa rules from July 2024. The U.S. has…